This guy died even earlier than Aetius, under many strange circumstances.
The Western Goth knight respectfully bowed his head and said, "Very well."
"I will convey your intentions to His Majesty the King. The Western Goths Kingdom’s envoy will arrive in Paris shortly."
Duncan watched the departure of that feudal knight.
The feudal system of the Western Goths emerged from the disintegration of Rome’s slave system and the Germanic clan communities, with the king, nobles, personal soldiers, and Christian Arian clergy becoming early feudal landlords.
From the perspective of faith, they were gradually abandoning belief in the Norse Pantheon and converting to church faith.
But Torismund was still a polytheist at present.
The Western Goths quickly retreated, and Duncan did not pursue, instead leading his cavalry back to his loyal Paris.
The people of Paris welcomed the arrival of the new king.
From Duncan’s perspective, he had some affection for Paris, after all, studying would surely involve learning about the French Revolution, where Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine.
The Frank Kingdom could no longer exist.
After defeating Molov’s army, the Britain Kingdom’s forces advanced along the Laine River, reclaiming military strongholds lost by the empire and even reaching future Dutch territories. Duncan took half a month to completely take over the Franks’ border, although there were still some lands occupied by the Western Goths Kingdom.
The Frank Salian tribe was completely annihilated, and Torismund could not return empty-handed. Before the envoy arrived in Paris, he captured several important Frank towns to give an account to the domestic nobles.
Although we came to help, before we could arrive, Molov was already defeated. It’s not our fault; taking several towns was part of the promised rewards in the alliance.
Molov was dead, so there was no evidence, and no one knew what he promised at that time.
In response, Duncan held his peace.
No problem.
What you’ve taken from me, sooner or later you will have to repay me double.
The territory of future France was larger; at present, he didn’t have the capacity to occupy so much land and needed some time to transition. Torismund’s snatching a piece of meat from his mouth only proved his sharp sense of warfare.
And his courage was significant!
Undoubtedly, upon returning to his country, Torismund immediately prepared for war, transferring elite troops from the Spanish region to the Gaul Region, with heavy forces stationed at the border of the two countries.
Governor’s residence in Paris.
Upon hearing footsteps, Duncan raised his head, looking at Severus who entered from outside, and asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation?"
Severus slowly said, "The Frank chieftains near Normandy have already submitted."
"But the Western Goths Kingdom took the opportunity to occupy Blois and Orléans."
Goodness.
They seized two counties’ worth of territory in one go, truly akin to stealing food from a tiger’s mouth.
The Western Goths Kingdom’s army did not rest even during the retreat, capturing Frank territories along the way, and deployed heavy defenses around Orléans City — the place Attila, God’s Whip, besieged for two months without success.
That place is indeed a tough nut to crack.
If God’s Whip hadn’t spent too much time on that city, Aetius wouldn’t have had the chance to unite various forces to besiege the Huns, and naturally, the Battle of Sharon wouldn’t have occurred.
"This guy intends to rely on the high wall city to guard against our expansion."
Duncan’s fingers landed on the map, his brows faintly furrowed as he said, "It truly is a tough nut to crack."
"But just because Attila couldn’t take the place doesn’t mean we can’t as well."
The Huns were never good at sieges.
But Duncan’s side; do you think the mathematicians of the University of London are just doing nothing? Come, bring me the weighted catapult (Revolving Cannon).
This stronghold blocked the fifty thousand strong army of the Huns for two months.
If Duncan wants to take it, it won’t last more than three days before it falls.
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